Daily Round Up - 22 December 2008

Australia
• Haneef 'eager' for inquiry findings
  
• AFP waits as Hicks controls end
  
• Overseas students exploited
  
• Colleges of neglect closed as regulator moves on rogue operators
  
• $6.1b to give homeless a helping hand
  
• Rudd's $6 billion homeless plan
  
• Government launches 12 year plan to reduce homelessness in Australia
  
• Homeless plan 'to create 10,000 jobs'
  
• Jobs 'best defence against homelessness'
  
• Razor gang to fund rescue
  
• Fears for Alice as crime escalates
  
• Former RBA governor missing
  
• Holden in new small car roll-out
  
• Less scrutiny of MPs' spending
  
• Baillieu urged to purge party of old MPs
  
 
Bangladesh
• Hasina at terror risk
  
• ‘Unsubstantiated’ charges vex EU
  
• Be graceful losers to begin new culture
  
• Certain party out to form puppet govt
  
• Choose from ‘deliverers’, looters
  
• ‘Hide and seek’ Sarwar
  
• Polls symbol allocation gets more chaotic
  
• Shakhawat laments lack of neutral polling staff
  


China
• China says two 'terrorists' will be executed for pre-Olympic attack
  
• Ex-NSC chief released on bail
  
• Angola president signs agreements with China
  
• China to deploy ships off Somalia
  
• Chinese warships to join anti-pirate force
  
• China offers Taiwan economic aid
  
• Hong Kong democrats barred from Macau ahead of rally
  
• China pledges 'strong backup' for Hong Kong in global crisis
  
• Hu calls for stability in the face of adversity
  
• Olympic Pollution Controls In Beijing China Had Big Impact On Air Pollution Levels
  
• EU assembly awards prize in absentia to Chinese dissident
  
 
Fiji
• No apology
  
• Charter's good, we have roads, say villagers
  
• Chamber hails seal of approval
  
• Beddoes queries Gates as CJ
  
• FTA opposes name change
  
• Illegal migrants caught
  
 
India
• Don't speculate on Mumbai attacks: Pakistan
  
• India capable of giving befitting reply to terror sponsors: Sonia
  
• Mere talk not enough, Pak must act: Pranab
  
• Islamabad must act against terror: Pranab Mukherjee
  
• FBI interrogates Kasab for nine hours
  
• Taj, Trident reopen three weeks after terror siege
  
• Over 22,000 poultry culled in Malda
  
• Anti-poll protests in Srinagar turn violent
  
• NCP Maharashtra unit chief resigns
  
• ISRO-EADS Astrium built communication satellite launched
  
• Chouhan's cabinet has maximum number of law graduates
  
• India's inflation falls sharply to 6.8 percent
  


Indonesia
• Indonesia's massive anti-terror drill
  


Japan
• Japan backs further aid package
  
• Japan stumps up more cash; Belgium falls
  
• Japan to extend cash handouts to 2 mil. registered foreign residents
  
• Strong quake off Japan, no damage
  
• Japan admits POW labor used in PM's family mine
  
• Japanese group asks Google to stop map service
  
• Japan launches first solar cargo ship
  
 
Nepal
• Terror-funding Pak kingpin held
  
 
New Zealand
• Bill Ralston: No spying line a cop-out
  
• Matt McCarten: Spying on lawful organisations should set alarm bells ringing
  
 

Malaysia
• Malaysian minister praises Iraqi shoe-thrower
  
• Malaysia PM defends his judicial reforms
  
• Malaysia denies any plan to close Catholic paper
  
• KT BY-ELECTION: Pas to name candidate on New Year's day
  
• Fairus denies 'behead' comment
  
• Anwar: Privatisation will be after by-election
  
• Govt mulls HIV tests for non-Muslim couples
  
• 1,000 evacuees from Malaysian landslide still not allowed home: report
  
• Domestic abuse cases rise 15 percent in Malaysia: report
  


Pakistan
• Pakistan Not Afraid Of India’s War Preparations
  
• Zardari Regrets Indian Threats
  
• Pak may block hockey, squash teams’ India tour
  
• Pakistan's Zardari to visit Kabul in early January
  
 
Philippines
• Come together, Arroyo urges Filipinos
  
• Military: We’re not behind terror
  
• NPA ceasefire just PR–Teodoro
  
• Striking farmers claim victory
  
 
Thailand
• Thailand’s new government endorsed by king